In Poland the winter wheat and maize harvests start from July, and winter wheat is sown from the second half of September. The cropped arable land fraction (CALF) during this monitoring period is same as the average fromthe last five years. From July to October, the rainfall departure was -39% and the temperature increased 0.3°C above average. RADPAR was above the recent average (+7%) and the potential biomass dropped significantly due toinsufficient rainfall.

As shown in the NDVI crop condition development graph, the NDVI in Poland markedly decreased compared with the last five-year average during this monitoring period. Poland suffered drought due to the exceptionally hot weatherand record low rainfall. In the center, south and east of Poland, includingDolnoslaskie, Opolskie, Lodzki, Slaskie, Mazowieckie, Swietokrzyskie,Malopolske, Lubeiskie and Podkarpackie, the NDVI dropped sharply from August.The grain filling of winter wheat and the flowering of maize were seriouslyaffected by the water stress. The sowing and germination of winter wheatsuffered as a result of this too. The VCIx in Poland during this monitoringperiod is 0.78, and the final assessment and outlook for Poland arepoor.  

 Figure 3.25. Poland crop condition, July-October 2015

(a)Crop condition development graph based on NDVI                       (b) maximum VCI

(c)Spatial NDVI patterns compared to 5YA                                                    (d) NDVI profile